Alonso says Ferrari row reports 'creative'

Fernando Alonso on Thursday rubbished claims he fell out with Ferrari's technical director Pat Fry in India last weekend as an "invention".

La Stampa newspaper had reported the row, also involving team boss Stefano Domenicali, lasted until 1am after qualifying, in which the Spanish driver was persuaded not to post on Twitter a complaint about a lack of development progress.

"A nice invention from someone in the Italian media," Alonso said in Abu Dhabi, when asked about the report.